UACE — AI Memory
Persistent, shared project memory for your AI coding assistants. Open a new AI
session and keep going — no re-explaining your architecture, decisions, or progress.
UACE gives Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, and any other MCP-capable tool one
shared "Project Brain" for each project: architecture and standards, current task and
TODOs, recent sessions, git history, and live file activity — all stored locally on your
machine and searchable by meaning.
What you get
- Shared memory across tools — a fact saved in one AI tool is available in every other.
- Auto-sync — open a project folder and UACE automatically scans it (languages,
frameworks, structure), ingests git history, imports your recent Claude Code sessions,
and watches it for changes. No manual setup per project.
- Semantic search — find memories by meaning, not just keywords (local, private,
CPU-only embeddings).
- Project Brain sidebar — browse memory, sessions, active files, and commits in the
Explorer.
- Works with VS Code Copilot out of the box — the extension registers a local MCP
server, so Copilot's agent can read and write your project memory with no config.
Requirements
- Node.js on your machine (the local memory engine runs on it). UACE auto-detects
Node from your PATH, nvm, fnm, asdf, or system install. If it can't find it, set
uace.nodePath to your Node binary.
- VS Code 1.101+ (for the native MCP integration).
On first activation UACE installs its engine locally (one-time, ~1–2 min). After that it
starts instantly and works offline.
Run “UACE: Copy MCP Config for Claude Code / Cursor” from the Command Palette. It
generates a ready-to-paste command/snippet that points those tools at the same local
memory — so every assistant shares one brain.
Commands
| Command |
What it does |
| UACE: Sync Current Project Now |
Re-scan + import sessions + watch the open folder |
| UACE: Continue Previous Session |
Open the full project context packet as markdown |
| UACE: Save Session |
Capture a session summary + next steps |
| UACE: Copy MCP Config… |
Snippets to connect Claude Code / Cursor |
| UACE: Refresh |
Reload the sidebar |
Settings
| Setting |
Description |
uace.autoSync |
Auto scan/import/watch the open folder on startup. Default true. |
uace.nodePath |
Override: absolute path to Node (only if auto-detect fails). |
uace.serverPath |
Override: path to a local server build (for development). |
uace.dbPath |
Override: memory database path. Default ~/.uace/memory.db. |
Privacy
Everything is local-first. Your memory lives in a SQLite database at
~/.uace/memory.db. Nothing is sent anywhere; embeddings run on your CPU.
Built on the Model Context Protocol. The engine is
also available standalone on npm as uace-mcp.
